Indian cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Shetty says antibiotics may stop working soon and this will take us back to the…
Antibiotics are often taken casually, but repeated misuse is quietly changing how the body reacts to infections, making common illnesses…
In January this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that Syphilis cases have reached their highest…
Recent research shows that in 2019, more than 1.2 million people are estimated to have died directly from antibiotic-resistant bacterial…
China’s pediatric health crisis sparks global concern over rising antibiotic resistance threat.
AMR poses a major public health threat to India as it leads the world in human antibiotic use which is…
Excessive and unregulated antibiotic use in livestock and poultry, as highlighted by INFA, contributes to a reservoir of resistance that…
Of all bloodstream infections detected, Asian or Asian-British ethnic groups accounted for almost double the proportion of antibiotic-resistant infections compared…
According to the researchers, the inability to prevent infections could also seriously compromise surgery and procedures such as chemotherapy.
According to health experts, infections caused by these bacteria are difficult to treat because they do not respond to commonly…
Every year, 214,000 newborn babies, mostly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), die of sepsis that has become resistant to…
Grape leads the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs’ work on AMR. Moreover, she also represents Sweden and contributes expertise…
Antibiotics can damage these microbial communities, resulting in an imbalance that can lead to recurrent gastrointestinal problems caused by Clostridioides…
Antibiotics sometimes also interact with other medications and make them less effective against a disease.
According to WHO, the COVID-19 pandemic may have constrained global efforts to address AMR, but it has also demonstrated the…
The announcement comes during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) which spotlights the increasing global burden of antimicrobial resistance.
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation is the national regulatory body for pharmaceuticals
The findings showed that the total Defined Daily Doses (DDDs) consumed in 2019 was 5,071 million, translating to 10.4 DDD…

Even if the ongoing US-Israeli war with Iran stopped today, the global oil market would not bounce back overnight. According to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing oil market analyst Anas Alhajji, it could take weeks for shipping to stabilise and months for oil production to return to normal.